Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter

Autumn's when leaves turn red,
strikingly beautiful and then it fades.
Glorious a moment it may be,
attracting the attention of one too many.

The parting season,
I seem to see.
Where even leaves have to part,
with their beloved trees.

Little by little,
the cold sets in.
And there it it,
the tree is naked as can be.

Cold and lonely,
there you see.
The tree is stripped,
tortured in the wind.

Melancholy?
Yes it is.
But in a time like this,
think the opposite.

What can be strong
if its never been weak?
What then is glory,
if there's never been naught.

Heaven's Light

In the light, you can see my smile...
In the night... I search for my ray of light...
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One man's meat is another man's poison.
And sometimes, no matter how "attractive" and delicious-looking the meat is...
Men would only be interested in looking at it, admiring it...
They wouldn't think about eating it....
True?

Just like dreams...
Sometimes, people would rather dream about their dreams without trying to realise them in fear of disappointment.
And some want their dreams to become a reality.
Not everyone sees their dreams come true in the same way...
What about you?

The Cruelest Thing

Flashes in the sky...
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Love…. I cannot describe the joy it brings to me…
Love…. I cannot understand the pain that comes along in it.
Where do they come from, when do they start?
Where do they go forth, when they can’t be stopped?

A feeling, where hope is received initially,
When faith comes without seeing…
A feeling, which holds the possibilities of being deceived ultimately,
And pain starts to devour me ever-hungrily.

He should never have said the words he said,
If they meant something at first,
But attained nothing in the end

He should never have acted as though he cared,
If he cannot be responsible for the actions he take.
Nor bear the consequence of what he gave.

She should never be taken in, when she already doesn’t have enough faith.
If she could live her life this way before he came,
She could do it again after he has left.

She should never trust in the word “feelings”,
Because when it strikes, one either jumps to life,
Or left, for dead

If feelings cannot be stopped,
Should you let it go on?
If love cannot be controlled,
Should you let it get out of hand?

Maybe I should stop holding on aimlessly,
Because your pursuit was never meant for me.
Maybe to let you go, will serve its purpose in me being freed.
Well, then it should be, that I kill the passion I have for you, in me…

Because the cruelest thing a man can do,
Is to cause a woman to fall in love,
And not be there to catch her when she falls…

Reflection

Double-Sided....
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Sometimes, everyone seems to know themselves, but do they?
How often do we reflect and look at ourselves?

"When someone sees the same people everyday, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lifes, but none about his/ her own"

How true... Everyone has 2 sides... It's whether you see it, or you don't. Even in yourself...

Goodbye

Goodbye....
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Runaway

Here I am... On my own...
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I could runaway, with you, just as long as you are here with me
To a land so far away, even if there is a fear lying beneath…
I could runaway, with you, if you would hold my hand,
But I know you wouldn’t, you wouldn’t take this chance for a friend.

Would you hear my beating heart, hear it clear?
Can you hear, its acceleration, can you hear?
A loud “thump” sending a shiver down, it’s a fear,
A fear that I might fall back to where I returned from, so far, yet so near…

I could listen, listen to what you have to say,
Hearing from you is such a pleasure, you probably wouldn’t understand.
I could listen, listen to your heart and the soul within,
I want to hear every beat, even if I’m not a part of it…

Only for a moment, perhaps for a while…
I can indulge in the happiness of a true smile…
But it dissolves the moment it is brought forth.
For the moment it arrives, and snap! It’s gone.

The present has indeed turned into memories - what my future could not bring,
I shall let you go, if you should choose to leave,
Your pursuit for freedom has held me captive,
A captive for you, I have gladly chosen to be….

I could runaway, with you, even if you are not here with me
To a land so far away, where you could be free
I could runaway, with you, even without your hand in mine,
Because I know nothing matters, it's what I feel inside
_______________Written on 23rd January 2005, Sunday

IF...

If you can walk upright, when men step on your back,
If they got to somewhere high up there, while you remained.
If you can withstand stress, when work is piled up your neck,
If they have gained your credits, and you kept silent just to be sustained.

If you can keep your cool, while people around gets heated up,
Amidst confusions and loud distractions yet manage to keep your focus right.
If you can take a blatant comment, twist it around and make it sharp,
Take a critic’s word for an encouragement, and then dismiss it overnight.

If you can look further than the present, build a friend from a foe,
And not bend a loyal pact; succumb to sweet temptations for a treacherous fraud.
If you can understand how one second of joy may also turn into a lifetime of woe,
Despite a miserly wage, push on to learn the lessons taught.

If you can take reality with a pinch of superficiality,
Comprehend the need for synergy between these two parties.
If you suffer the loss of integrity, yet never fail to show dignity,
Win the hearts of many out there, despite having lost faith in their priorities.

If you can be quiet not because you have nothing to say,
If you can smile even though you feel like crying.
If you can work through the night, but still keep awake by the day,
If you can stand by truth while everyone around invests in lying.

If you can stay positive regardless of how negative situations may reach,
And look far enough, without being knocked down by some occasional hitch.
If you can lose everything you fought so hard to build from scratch.
Then pick yourself up once again, and start to sew the broken pieces back patch by patch.

If you are able to forgive the unhappiness, without forgetting the lessons of pain,
And remember that one moment of discipline can save a whole lot of pathetic sight.
Understand that modesty and humble beginnings may also reap great harvests of grains,
If you can dream of big things, and work from smallest posts to the greatest heights.

IF……

Morning Light

Sunset
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“Sound the alarms and ring the bells!”
It’s time to wake to up…now, wake with a smile…
The curtains - drawn wide open - see the rays?
With every sunset, the sun will rise again.

Forlorn nights have multiplied, far too many times,
Gone were the days of bliss and delight…
A defeated spirit has lost its fight,
Deep abrasions has debilitated its mind

Dwell no more… in the shadows of yesterday…
Where sorrows are drowned by intemperate ways…
Melancholic thoughts will never change a past fact,
What a wreck made, plunging down to desolate.

What good would it be to abide in faithlessness?
And grant admission for the spirit of fear to enter.
How pathetic to allow misery a vicinity to inhabit?
Why succumb to what’s fallen short of splendor and light?

A sane soul, drunk by emotional woes….
A simple mind, complicated by doleful whines.
An innocent heart, deceived by umpteen lies…
These shall never hurt- not now, not another time.

When the morning comes, tears – wiped dry,
Face the sun, and stand up high…
Step away from illusions’ ploy,
Bring not mirth to lucifer’s pride.

Gone they shall be, the day will come…
Finally I will overcome…